Hinterland: John Martin Gallery at Cromwell Place

16 - 29 January 2023

HINTERLAND
John Martin Gallery is pleased to present ‘Hinterland’ an exhibition that brings together the work of 17 contemporary painters: Radu Baies, Tim Braden, Hannah Brown, Martin Gale, Martin Greenland, Jan Hisek, Endre Kis, Mario Lobedan, Joanna Logue, Barry McGlashan, Philip Maltman, Bogdan Mihai Radu, David Rae, Serban Savu, Mircea Teleaga, Polly Townsend and Uwe Walther.

Hinterland

Curated by Jane Neal

John Martin Gallery at Cromwell Place

18 – 29 January 2023
- Martin Gale
  Hunting in the Hills, 2022
  Oil on Canvas
  39 ¼ x 47 ¼ ins
  100 x 120 cm
- Joanna Logue
  Marsh II
  Oil on Linen
  39 ¼ x 49 ½ ins
  100 x 126 cm
  
  £ 6,500.00
- Joanna Logue
  Wooded trail, 2022
  Oil on Linen
  39 ¼ x 49 ½ ins
  100 x 126 cm
  
  £ 6,500.00
- Hannah Brown
  Hedge I, 2017
  Oil on Linen
  47 ¼ x 67 ins
  120 x 170 cm
- David Rae
  Firestone 7, 2020
  Oil on Canvas
  19 ¾ x 32 ins
  50 x 81 cm
  
  £ 3,500.00
As the title suggests, the show focuses on the imagery conjured by the meanings associated with the German word. Taken literally, ‘hinterland’ refers to a stretch of coastline or area immediately surrounding a large expanse of water. However, it has also come to embody a more poetic meaning. The word is synonymous with remote wilderness, backwaters, unchartered territories, and metaphorical wastelands - both physical and psychological. Hinterland taps into the uncanny, it evokes dark Nordic dramas. In areas where because nothing is supposed to happen, the subconscious mind can roam free and project into this strange, alien space and picture it as a genesis for all sorts of happenings. It is somewhere hidden, perhaps forbidden and at the boundary between planned space and wild nature. Thoughts and fears come fast and unbidden when ‘the hinterland’ is mentioned. It is inspiring simply because of its emptiness. When nothingness reigns supreme and boredom nags, mischief can be made as the mind seeks to fill the gaps. Hinterland is both real and unreachable. It lies just beyond what we know and can define. It is the ‘dead’ time between January and February, after the festivities and fun have past, but before the first signs of spring appear. It is what we dread but know is coming, creeping up on us like age but it harbours hope for here in the wilds things can begin anew without being watched, censored, crushed. It can be the origin of new life, the flood plain that saves a village, the incubator of nature that had nowhere else to go. It is the hinterland.

Jane Neal

Radu Baies Sunset, End of Journey, 2018-22

Oil on Canvas. 59 x 70 ¾ ins. 150 x 180 cm

£6,500
- Polly Townsend
  Bare, 2019
  Oil on Panel
  19 ¾ x 27 ½ ins
  50 x 70 cm
  
  £ 4,000.00
- Polly Townsend
  Fire and Ice, 2021
  Oil on Panel
  11 ¾ x 15 ¾ ins
  30 x 40 cm
  
  £ 3,000.00
- Tim Braden
  Shona Jetty, 2022
  Oil on Panel
  20 x 24 ins
  51 x 61 cm
- Philip Maltman
  Field in England - 140, 2022
  Oil on Canvas
  23 ½ x 15 ¾ ins
  60 x 40 cm
- Serban Savu
  County Road, 2022
  Oil on panel
  19 ½ x 14 ¼ ins
  49.5 x 36 cm
- Mario Lobedan
  Untitled {16–L], 2016
  oil on canvas
  47 ¼ x 59 ins
  120 x 150 cm
  
  £ 8,500.00
Hinterland taps into the uncanny, it evokes dark Nordic Dramas. In areas where because nothing is supposed to happen, the subconscious mind can roam free and project into this strange, alien space and picture it as a genesis for all sorts of happenings.
- Endre Kis
  Lights Out, 2021
  Oil on Canvas
  35 ½ x 47 ¼ ins
  90 x 120 cm
- Barry McGlashan
  Ever North, 2014
  Oil on canvas
  50.8 x 60.96 cm
- Jan Hísek
  Úsvit/Dawn, 2020
  Oil on Canvas
  39 ¼ x 59 ½ ins
  100 x 151 cm
- Jan Hísek
  Prístav/Port, 2020
  Oil on Canvas
  39 ¼ x 59 ½ ins
  100 x 151 cm
- Mircea Teleagă
  Forest, 2022
  Oil on Linen
  37 ½ x 78 ¾ ins
  95 x 200 cm
- Martin Greenland
  Theatre, 2022
  Oil on Linen
  35 ¾ x 48 ins
  90.5 x 122 cm
Full Catalogue

Hinterland

17th - 29th January

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